HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness after a dive near the southwest side of Molokai, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu received a relayed call from the Molokai Fire Department regarding a diver who was experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness after a dive and needed immediate medical assistance.
The Coast Guard medically evacuates a 60-year-old man experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness after a dive near the southwest side of Molokai, Aug. 29, 2013. US Coast Guard phogo
A Coast Guard flight surgeon evaluated the symptoms and recommended an immediate medical evacuation to the nearest decompression chamber.
Sector Honolulu launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point to the scene.
The man was safely hoisted and transferred to Kuakini Health Systems in Honolulu.
